One Saturday the boys went golfing and most of the girls went shopping in Cancun. I really wanted to go to some of the Mayan ruins and I this ended up being the best day to do that. I was willing to go alone (I wouldn't have been really alone, with a group of other tourist from the resorts) but Matt was not okay with this at all. Luckily, four of the other guest from the wedding wanted to go too, so we all went together. We had a tour guide that was an actual Mayan descendant. He was so tiny! And he told us about the history and I really wish I would have written it all down! Basically this was the city that they used for trading and for watching for enemy attacks. It is right on the edge of a cliff with access to the water. The rocks they used to rebuild these temples, watch towers, and homes, are all original rocks that were found here. So everything is original!! Very cool. Unfortunately, you can't go in the ruins anymore because people were urinating in them, trying to steal rocks, and doing other terrible things. So to keep them preserved you can only walk around now. So frustrating that people have to be such idiots! There were Iguanas walking around everywhere which was fun too!
This tower has a a man carved above the door, there is a picture later that's closer but you still can't see it very good. This was one of the temple buildings.
If you look above the door, you can lightly see some red, this is original paint or blood from the original rocks that has stayed preserved for all this time!
There is a painting inside that door, you can lightly see it.
I would have totally settled here if I was an Indian! Gorgeous views!
You can kinda see the man holding his arms up like he is flexing.
These little square holes in this building told them what time it was by the way the sun went through them. They were crazy smart!
He posed with me:)
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